IND vs SL: The Indian cricket team won the toss and elected to bowl first in the India-Sri Lanka second T20 International game contested at the MCA Stadium in Pune. When Sri Lanka entered to bat and scored a staggering 206 runs for the cost of just six wickets, the captain Hardik Pandya’s choice seemed quite odd. The major blow came from skipper Dasun Shanaka, who hit a record-breaking half-century with the bat. Kusal Mendis contributed a half-century (52) to the total.
Dasun Shanaka hammered 20-ball fifty
In just 8.2 overs, the Sri Lankan openers put together an 80-run partnership for the first wicket. Dasun Shanaka, the captain of Sri Lanka, stepped out to bat at number six, and India’s bowling continued to appear fragile. Everyone was taken aback when Shanaka scored a half-century in only 20 balls.
With six sixes and two fours, Dasun Shanaka batted an undefeated inning of 56 runs in 22 balls. The fastest fifty in T20 International cricket history for Sri Lanka was reached by this batsman in just 20 deliveries.
Dasun Shanaka remained unsold at IPL 2023 auction
Before the IPL 2023 auction, Dasun Shanaka was one of those players who was thought to be a serious contender for huge money. But when the bidding for him began, no team made an offer to acquire him. Now that Shanaka has captured everyone’s attention by playing a scorching innings on an Indian cricket field, it’s feasible that a team would sneakily sign him to an IPL contract.
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